Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, has doubled down on his explosive claims that three Nigerian lawmakers attempted to extort a staggering $150 million in cryptocurrency to halt his arrest and prosecution.
In a dramatic series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Gambaryan directly named the legislators—Ginger Onwusibe, Philip Agbese, and Peter Akpanke—alleging they requested the massive sum to be wired to their crypto wallets. His accusations sparked a political firestorm, with two of the accused swiftly denying the claims and threatening legal action.
The Nigerian government also joined the denial train as the minister of information, Mohammed Idris also debunked the claim.
Speaking further on Saturday, Gambaryan painted a harrowing picture of his ordeal. The former U.S. Treasury Special Agent, who has dedicated his career to fighting financial crime, described his time in Nigeria as a personal and professional nightmare.
